Detroit, Michigan Weather Forecast
Today in Detroit: slight rain showers with a high near 66°F and a low around 46°F. Rain chance 64%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Thursday. Highs run 53 to 67°F through Thursday.
Forecast updated 10:05 PM EDT, Oct 16
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7-Day Forecast for Detroit
Today 10/16
66°46°
Sat 10/17
53°38°
Sun 10/18
60°40°
Mon 10/19
65°40°
Tue 10/20
67°43°
Wed 10/21
66°47°
Thu 10/22
67°47°
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Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,352
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
2.63 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
28.91 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
59°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.63 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 15. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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About Detroit Weather
Detroit sits at about 646 feet above sea level in Wayne County, Michigan. About 3,506,126 people live in the Detroit area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service DTX office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KDTX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 6b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -5 to 0°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 29 and the first fall freeze around Oct 27.
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